Anthony Joshua says he bought Wladimir Klitschko’s famous USB stick, which was eventually sold for PS160,000

ANTHONY JOSHUA revealed that he bid for Wladimir Klotschko's infamous U.S. stick.

AJ defeated the Ukrainian in one the most important fights of his career, coming back from a knockdown and scoring an 11th-round win at Wembley Stadium.

Klitschko famously held the stick in his hand at a press conference, claiming it contained details about how he would defeat the Watford-born star.

AJ now says he bid PS5,000 for the USB stick. It was eventually sold to a mystery buyer for a staggering PS160,000, with all proceeds going towards projects supported by The Klitschko Foundation.

Joshua, 32, still has not seen footage from his former opponent who retired soon after the defeat.

He stated that he had a memory stick in his gown, which was going to be used to determine how he would defeat Anthony Joshua.

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"In 2014, I helped him prepare for a fight. They also recorded the training sessions. I fought Wladimirklitschko in 2017.

"I sent the invoice after the fight and it cleared. I called my men and said, "Yeah, I would like to place a bid for this stick. Let's call it PS5,000."

"That's a lot of money. It sold for about PS200,000, which is a lot. I wasn't sure how much it would have to sell to win the auction.

Klitschko (46), appeared on Piers Morgan last Wednesday and said he was planning a return to the ring prior to Russia's invasion in Ukraine.

Klitschko spoke out in an exclusive interview with TalkTV. He said that he thought he should tweet Tyson Fury's 'Last Dance?'

"Since he wanted to retire, and we were supposed have this rematch. It was impossible for me to do it, as my mind was in a completely different place.

AJ is meanwhile training for his world title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on July 23.

Eddie Hearn, Eddie's promoter, cast doubt on the fight actually taking place.

Hearn stated that "There is no problem right now, but it could be delayed for a week or so if it isn't announced next week."

"The fight is happening. The 23rd is the date everyone has agreed upon and everyone is okay with. Everything will be fine if we can agree on next week.

"The fight date and time are not problems. It is about the additional obligations of TV, press conferences, and promotion.

"Eight weeks before the baby arrives feels fine, but it becomes a problem once you get to seven or six weeks.

Both fighters know that media tours must be completed within the next 10-14 days. We will need to push it back for a week or so.

"If we go July 23, then we are nine week away. We need to announce next weeks, it must be next week.

"They will ask us to do a press tour, we would need to go to London and the Middle East, possibly even New York. So we really need to announce next Week."